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Occupant restraints
1.
Bolted occupant restraints, as well as T-bolts (T-WBB, T-WBR, T-WRB, T-WTB, T-WTR) will
have been installed in the vehicle in accordance with our own and the vehicle converter’s
instruction.
Note:
if fitting hardware, other than that provided in this kit, is to be used
with the equivalent fixing bolts (cross sectional and an equivalend grade), namely B.S.
Grade ’S’ (ISO 8.8).
Items torqued to 40Nm
2. The componentry, (Fig. 5), is assembled with inertia reel anchorage points, (Fig. 5A),
and the upper 3rd point, (Fig. 5B), fixed to an approved anchorage position on the
vehicle body. The inertia reel should be mounted at an angle of 90/90° as viewed in 2
planes to the road level, (Fig. 5). The reel and its bracketry is bolted through the vehicle
and reinforced on the underside, if required, with the 100mm diameter load spreader
plate and nyloc nut, (Fig. 5A). All bolts T-Bolts should be tightened to a torque of 40Nm.
Note: All vehicle anchorage points may require reinforcement as necessary to meet any
required minimum strength recommendations for the vehicle.
3. Once installed check the free running of webbing into, and out of, the inertia reel and
check the ‘lock up’ facility of the reel by engaging a short tug at various intervals along
the extension and retraction of the webbing in and out of the reel. Disconnect buckles,
(Fig. 5D & E), from fixed tongues, (Fig. 5F & G).
4. Adjust the drop link position at or above the shoulder height to comfortably suit the
user, (Fig. 5C), and draw the running Buckle, (Fig. 5D) across the occupant, through the
furthest arm of the wheelchair and connect to the wheelchair retractors tongue, (Fig. 3),
to form a diagonal belt.
5. Pass the buckle, (Fig. 5E) through the near arm of the wheelchair and connect it to the
wheelchair retractors tongue bracket, (Fig. 3), forming the complete lap and diagonal.
The lap belt anchor points should be positioned to achieve belt angles of 30° or more to
the horizontal and preferably between 45° and 75° in order to fit low across the pelvis
reducing the possibility of the belt loading the abdomen, (Fig 4).
6. The pelvic restraint is designed to bear upon the bony structure of the body and should
be worn low across the front of the pelvis with any junctions between the pelvic and
shoulder restraints located near the wearer’s hips.
Removing the TOR WAV
Occupant Belt
1.
Unfasten the buckles,
remove the occupant
restraint and let the
webbing retract back
into the housing.
2. Fit running buckle, (Fig.
5D), into the 3rd point
tongue, (Fig. 5F), and
fixed buckle, (Fig. 5E),
into the reel’s tongue,
(Fig. 5G).
Fit and use
TOR WAV Occupant Belt
Bolted
